The village of Sathuvachari, located east of Vellore and on the banks of the river Palar, is often considered the cradle of Tamil Nadus weightlifters. Randall Cunningham Youth Jersey . Hailing from this village that has given the country a bunch of Olympians and Arjuna awardees, weightlifting was destined to happen to Sathish Sivalingam. Anything else would have been unnatural, almost an aberration.His father, Sivalingam, is a former national-level weightlifter. His brother Pradeep too has taken to the sport.A little over a month ago, the 24-year-old Sathish lifted 151kg in snatch and 185kg in clean and jerk to finish on top at the selection trials in Patiala -- and earn himself a ticket to Rio.Two years ago in Glasgow, his 149kg snatch lift fetched him the Commonwealth Games gold, erasing the previous record of 148kg set by Yuko Peter of Nauru. The Tamil Nadu government promptly announced a cash reward of Rs 50 lakh.Taking up the sport at the age of 15, Sathish trained at Atlas gym, run by one of the two prominent Hindu castes in the village -- the Mutharaiyars. A rival gym, bearing the unlikely name of Mahatma Gandhi, is the property of the Seguntha Mudaliars.Sixteen years ago, Karnam Malleswari had lifted the profile of weightlifting in India with a bronze in the 69kg category at the Sydney Games. She remains the only weightlifter from the country to have had a podium finish at the Olympics.But that success has largely been seen as a one-off. Four years ago, Indian lifters put up a dismal show in London, with N Soniya Chanu finishing seventh in the womens 48kg category and Katulu Ravi Kumar settling for sixth place among 10 participants in the 69kg Group B competition.No wonder hopes are measured this time -- despite both Sathish and Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, the other Indian lifter going to Rio, showing considerable promise recently.But Sivalingam, a former armyman, trusts his son will live up to the aspirations of Sathuvachari and Vellore, where his predecessors had honed their skills with the help of stone pestles. Sathish will achieve what I never could, Sivalingam says. Hell return with a medal. Its more than mere hope. Its belief. Brian Dawkins Youth Jersey . William Carrier opened the scoring for Cape Breton (6-4-2), but Andrew Ryan tied the game and Brent Andrews put the Mooseheads (8-6-0) in front for good with a short-handed goal at 13:49 of the second period. Ron Jaworski Womens Jersey . 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